1875 S Twenty center opinions please............

holeinone1972

So what do you think? Grade and value?



Thanks Rob

CoinsAreNeat

Xf-45...Nice piece...probably $200.00

what did you pay for it?

Barndog

I'm not a fan of halos

STONE

EF-45, $300.

holeinone1972

<< <i>I'm not a fan of halos >>



HUH?

Since I value your opinion, could you explain please.

Rob

Barndog

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<< <i>I'm not a fan of halos >>



HUH?

Since I value your opinion, could you explain please.

Rob >>



I'm kind of apprehensive of purchasing coins (raw or slabbed) that have what appear to be halos around the devices (like the stars, pole, cap, date on the obverse). To me, this means that the coin was wiped, washed, cleaned, or something else (accepted treatment like conservation or something unacceptable otherwise) and the technique didn't quite "get into" the nooks and crannies near the devices. I'm sure there are many examples of coins with halos that are OK, but I just don't take that risk any longer unless the coin is a rare die marriage. The 20 cent coin pictured has such halos. I have this photo saved in my photobucket account just for the purpose of demonstrating what a halo is when it is plain and obvious (not my coin, I pulled it from ebay a few months ago). The "clean" areas around the stars (the halos) are just a warning sign for me, so I stay away.

gecko109

Those "halos" on that particular coin are simply areas that were protected by the devices. It does NOT indicate any type of cleaning or dipping neccesarily. Almost any decent AU type coin that HASNT been dipped will display a slightly different shade near the devices just as your doubledime does. That coins looks to be every bit of an AU50, and possibly a 53. Great coin!

lasvegasteddy

i'd be in the xf45 crowd...goodlooking 20 center

doh

Grade: perfect XF45. Value: more than book for a piece like that.

Edited to add: NEVER cleaned. The "halos" are simply the protected areas that didn't tone as much.

DRUNNER

A very nice and unmolested 45.

Nice coin . . . .

Drunner

COALPORTER

XF45. and I like it.

On a worn coin, I would worry more about BLACk "halos" than silver luster "halos"- that to me , would indicate heavy cleaning of a highly tarnished coin

fc

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<< <i>I'm not a fan of halos >>



HUH?

Since I value your opinion, could you explain please.

Rob >>



I'm kind of apprehensive of purchasing coins (raw or slabbed) that have what appear to be halos around the devices (like the stars, pole, cap, date on the obverse). To me, this means that the coin was wiped, washed, cleaned, or something else (accepted treatment like conservation or something unacceptable otherwise) and the technique didn't quite "get into" the nooks and crannies near the devices. I'm sure there are many examples of coins with halos that are OK, but I just don't take that risk any longer unless the coin is a rare die marriage. The 20 cent coin pictured has such halos. I have this photo saved in my photobucket account just for the purpose of demonstrating what a halo is when it is plain and obvious (not my coin, I pulled it from ebay a few months ago). The "clean" areas around the stars (the halos) are just a warning sign for me, so I stay away.

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i totally agree with barndog and do exactly the same as him.
i avoid that halo look. I just think the halo type coins are super
obvious... like the one above.

but in the case of your coin, i find it very nice looking. i do not know
if it is original but i like the skin i see. the high points also have a nice
patina/tarnish matching the lower points/field.

xf40 is my conservative guess. i have no idea of value.

19Lyds

I have some silver IKEs in my pocket at this very moment that have not been cleaned in any way which exhibit those very halos.

Gecko nailed it as these are simply areas of normal hamdling that have been protected by the height of the devices.

A dsipped coin would not exhibit those halos.

astrorat

Just catching up on the twenty-cent piece threads...

The coin is a nice, original EF-45. Congrats.

Lane

coinkat

Look closer at the stars on this one.

robkool

XF45... About $200...